- present participle of shorten.
shortening
Example Sentences
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Friday’s stock-market action might have made for a shortening of memories.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 5, 2026
The heat was shortening the life of his produce as surely as it was shortening the market day.
From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026
“AI is in the midst of a capex boom with genuine risks: uncertain monetization, potential overbuild, shortening asset lives, and growing reliance on debt.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026
The cycles of our obsession are shortening, after all.
From Salon • May 27, 2026
Since the reactor is continually producing radiation, shortening their time near it reduces the amount of radiation workers are likely to absorb.
From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland
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